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Help - Fumes in car

PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:45 pm
by Skwish
I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have noticed in the last month that when i have a window down or the sunroof open and I put my foot down the cabin fills with exhaust fumes. If I have the windows up and the aircon on I cannot smell it. I was doing 100kph with the sunroof tilted aircon on and all windows up and after overtaking a car the fumes were very strong. I figure there may be a leak in the engine bay somewhere.

I have had the car on a hoist and they blocked the pipes briefly and there was no noticeable leak.

Anyone have any ideas?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:09 pm
by GT-SUBY
Maybe a peg on your nose :oops: sorry i couldnt help it. :lol:

PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:10 pm
by PHAT GT
99% leaking from one of the gaskets around the turbos cos have had this problem before on some customers cars

PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:16 pm
by Skwish
Thanks, I'll get subaru to check it out.

PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:23 pm
by burgs
Thats the best thing to do, make them fix it, they will try and make excuses saying they cant notice anything and your just imagining things, dont leave until they conceed there is something there, i am having a subtle noise looked into by subaru australia.

The local subaru service manager tried to tell us it was normal so we said go and get another 3r spec b and prove it, they got the 3r spec b and indeed my car had a noise their car didnt.

PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 8:34 pm
by GT-SUBY
Good tinkin 99 :D

PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:21 pm
by MY07GT
burgs wrote:Thats the best thing to do, make them fix it, they will try and make excuses saying they cant notice anything and your just imagining things, dont leave until they conceed there is something there, i am having a subtle noise looked into by subaru australia.

The local subaru service manager tried to tell us it was normal so we said go and get another 3r spec b and prove it, they got the 3r spec b and indeed my car had a noise their car didnt.


Please share the noises with myself.

Phil.

PostPosted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 9:26 pm
by burgs
MY07GT wrote:
burgs wrote:Thats the best thing to do, make them fix it, they will try and make excuses saying they cant notice anything and your just imagining things, dont leave until they conceed there is something there, i am having a subtle noise looked into by subaru australia.

The local subaru service manager tried to tell us it was normal so we said go and get another 3r spec b and prove it, they got the 3r spec b and indeed my car had a noise their car didnt.


Please share the noises with myself.

Phil.


its a subtle noise when compressing and getting off the clutch i noticed it the other week in the heat and then got i checked out today when i went to get my brakes replaced, they took it for a drive and dont believe there is cause for concern, but it has been noted and subaru are looking into it for me.

Re: Help - Fumes in car

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:48 pm
by exsing
Skwish wrote:I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have noticed in the last month that when i have a window down or the sunroof open and I put my foot down the cabin fills with exhaust fumes. If I have the windows up and the aircon on I cannot smell it. I was doing 100kph with the sunroof tilted aircon on and all windows up and after overtaking a car the fumes were very strong. I figure there may be a leak in the engine bay somewhere.

I have had the car on a hoist and they blocked the pipes briefly and there was no noticeable leak.

Anyone have any ideas?


Hi Skwish,

I too, on most occasions (not all), after driving or after starting the car, I can smell that awful carbon monoxide gas smell (you know, the smelly fart smell). I have kinda just brushed it off, but might now give Subaru a call...

Re: Help - Fumes in car

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:57 pm
by MY07GT
exsing wrote:
Skwish wrote:I'm hoping someone here can help me. I have noticed in the last month that when i have a window down or the sunroof open and I put my foot down the cabin fills with exhaust fumes. If I have the windows up and the aircon on I cannot smell it. I was doing 100kph with the sunroof tilted aircon on and all windows up and after overtaking a car the fumes were very strong. I figure there may be a leak in the engine bay somewhere.

I have had the car on a hoist and they blocked the pipes briefly and there was no noticeable leak.

Anyone have any ideas?


Hi Skwish,

I too, on most occasions (not all), after driving or after starting the car, I can smell that awful carbon monoxide gas smell (you know, the smelly fart smell). I have kinda just brushed it off, but might now give Subaru a call...


I think thats normal!! :D

Phil.

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 4:06 pm
by Skwish
Yeah, I wouldnt be concerned if i could smell it only when i was stationary but there should be no way it gets in at hwy speeds as it all should be going out the back.

PostPosted: Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:42 pm
by PHAT GT
hey there "exsing"

The smell your experancing is quite normal due top the two cats in the exhause i believe (the rotten egg smell)

PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:16 pm
by exsing
PHAT GT wrote:hey there "exsing"

The smell your experancing is quite normal due top the two cats in the exhause i believe (the rotten egg smell)


G'day Phat and Phil,

So it's normal? Really? I didn't experience this with my previous car. Is this something that happens with the Liberty? But it does ease my worries a bit to hear it's normal, from you guys.

Thanks! Btw, my name's Jason. :D

Nice to meet you all.

PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:21 pm
by MY07GT
Yeah new car thing i think.

Jason when will u be adding to the intro thread with pics?

Phil.

PostPosted: Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:57 pm
by exsing
Hey Phil,

I will get on to it asap! Am at work at the moment, so no pics of the car with me.

The only pic I have is the one on my avatar.

Will post up some pics soon. :)